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Curious and Interesting Names Near Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Centrefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Glenburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Happy Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessups Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rawcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Treadwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,132 miles [6,649.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Notre Dame de Bon-Secours Partie Nord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7000, Longitude: -74.8667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.854 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.706 degrees. |
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